Photoshop CC 2014 layer mask cuts image after the mask is being unlinked and trashed

In contrast to all other photoshop versions. The new CC 2014 cuts the image after I (unlink first) and then delete a layer mask. ( or in other words "applies the mask to the image)
It used to be:
After the layer mask was deleted the layered image used to be untouched.
I hope this is a bug that is being solved and not intentional.